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April 29, 2016
The Maryland PSC granted retail electric and natural gas suppliers a waiver from recently adopted sales agent background check requirements, contingent on suppliers complying with a consensus interim proposal for changes in the process during an interim period while the PSC considers changes to the…
April 29, 2016
The Maryland PSC has directed the RM 54 working group to meet on the issue of whether recently adopted electric and natural gas customer protections under COMAR 20.53.08 and COMAR 20.59.08 apply to non-residential customers
April 25, 2016
The Public Utility Commission of Texas should not eliminate the telephonic verification requirement applicable to door-to-door electricity sales for small volume customers, the Alliance for Retail Markets said in comments to the PUCT concerning a rulemaking examining enrollments via hand-held…
April 25, 2016
The Delaware Secretary of State will sign a contract with Direct Energy that allows Direct Energy to make offers to customers under a state-implemented opt-in electricity supply affinity program open to residential and small business customers, which is to include a multi-year fixed price per kWh…
April 22, 2016
United Energy Trading, LLC d/b/a Kratos Gas and Power petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for a waiver of certain audio recording requirements set forth in Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) 4901:1-29-06(E)(1) with respect to third party verifications for door-to-door sales, so that it…
April 21, 2016
The Retail Energy Supply Association has recommended that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio open a rulemaking, "with the goal of establishing disclosure requirements applicable to parties in a fiduciary relationship with a customer."
April 19, 2016
Stakeholders in Maryland have reached consensus changes to recently adopted rules requiring retail suppliers to conduct background checks on door-to-door agents, with the consensus changes addressing concerns that the adopted proposal's sources through which background checks were to be conducted…
April 18, 2016
Staff of the Delaware PSC have recommended that the state's Electricity Affordability Committee select a proposal from Direct Energy to conduct an opt-in aggregation, or affinity, program
April 6, 2016
The Energy Professionals of Ohio (EPO) hereby petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to clarify a 2014 finding on rehearing that requires the, "disclosure of all fees including those by brokers, governmental aggregators, etc."
March 31, 2016
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas has issued a series of questions for comment in the rulemaking examining issues related to customer authorization, verification, and enrollment via hand-held electronic devices, including as used in door-to-door sales (Project No. 45625).
March 31, 2016
Major Energy and New York Tri-State Area Papa John's announced a new co-marketing partnership naming Major Energy the Preferred Gas and Electric Energy Partner of the New York Tri-State Area Papa John's stores, and Papa John's the Preferred Pizza Partner of Major Energy.
February 12, 2016
Prompted by a request for a good cause exception sought by IGS Energy, Commissioners of the Texas Public Utility Commission agreed to open a generic rulemaking concerning the use of tablets and other hand-held devices for door-to-door electricity sales.
February 9, 2016
FirstEnergy Corp. announced that it has introduced a new branding campaign called "The Switch is On" which, among other things, highlights a green energy electricity option from FirstEnergy Solutions for residential customers in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
February 9, 2016
Mint Energy announced that it has launched a new component of its sales strategy, with the introduction of offers to smaller commercial and industrial customers made via its website, with online enrollments starting yesterday
February 3, 2016
Constellation announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement with the Cleveland Cavaliers Operating Company that extends to all teams in the Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena family, including the Cavaliers and Cleveland Gladiators (AFL).
January 25, 2016
The Delaware Secretary of State has issued a request for proposals for a retail electric supplier to supply an opt-in electric supply program that includes the potential benefits derived from a combination of a multi-year fixed price per kWh offer, value added products and services to help customers…
January 20, 2016
As noted in our related story today (click here) concerning the proposed double verification of in-person retail electric sales in Illinois (LOA plus TPV), a draft first notice order from two Illinois ALJs would broadly define "in-person solicitation," raising the question of whether in-person…
January 20, 2016
A proposed first notice order from two Illinois ALJs in a broad rulemaking concerning retail electric supplier marketing and disclosure rules would prohibit retail electric suppliers from using the logo of any public utility.
January 20, 2016
A proposed first notice order from two Illinois ALJs in a broad rulemaking concerning retail electric supplier marketing and disclosure rules would require that retail electric suppliers obtain both a letter of agency (LOA) and third party verification for any "in-person" solicitation of a…
January 19, 2016
Two Illinois ALJs recently granted, in part, motions to compel certain retail energy trade associations to respond to discovery concerning individual retail suppliers' renewable energy marketing.
January 19, 2016
Energy Rewards, the Crius Energy brand offered via its marketing partnership with Comcast, has begun offering electric service in Texas
January 15, 2016
Maryland Sets Rulemaking Session Date To Adopt New Suppliers Consumer Protection, Marketing Rules
January 12, 2016
Proposed new supplier-agent requirements in Maryland as published in the state register could be interpreted as applying to sales to business customers, the Retail Energy Supply Association said in comments to the PSC on the proposed rules (RM 54)
January 4, 2016
Stakeholders have reached consensus on certain proposed retail electric and natural gas marketing rules in the District of Columbia, but unsurprisingly parties did not reach consensus on a proposal from the PSC that retail energy sales be subject to two separate forms of verification, a proposal…
December 15, 2015
The Delaware Electricity Affordability Committee yesterday said that it would draft and issue an RFP to select a retail electric supplier for a statutory opt-in retail electric affinity program, under which the State would endorse, and potentially market, service from a chosen supplier
